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08/873537 

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PATENT APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 

"EXPRESS MAIL 1 * MAILING LABEL 

NUMBER EM554258193US 



|une 12. 1997 



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A-64558-1/RFT/RMS 



Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
BOX PATENT APPLICATION 

Washington, DC 20231 

Sir: 



DATE OF DEPOSIT June 12. 19977 

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PAPER OR FEE IS BEING DEPOS^TEDTffTH 
THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE "EXPRESS MAIL POST OFFICE TO 
ADDRESSEE" SERVICE UNDER 37 CFR 1.10 ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE 
AND IS ADDRESSED TO: THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS, 
BOX PATENT APPLICATION, WASHINGTON, DC 20231. 
TYPED NAME LISA lEO^") ^ 2 

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Transmitted herewith for filing is the patent application of Inventor(s) JON F. KAYYEM, STEPHEN D. 
O'CONNOR 

For: ALTERNATING CURRENT METHODS FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS 
Enclosed are also: 



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Prior Art Statement 

26 Sheets of drawing. Formal , Informal 

An Assignment of the invention to: 



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Cost of recording to be charged to Deposit Account No. 06-1300 (Order No. A- 
Power of Attorney by Assignee & Exclusion of Inventor Under 37 CFR 1 .32 
Combined Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application 
Declaration for Patent Application 
Associate Power of Attorney 



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(Col. 1) 
NO. FILED 


(Col. 2} 
NO. EXTRA 


SMALL ENTITY 

RATE FEE 


OTHER THAN SMALL ENTITY 

RATE FEE 


BASIC FEE 






$385 


$770 


TOTAL CLAIMS 


56 - 20 = 36 


36 


x 11 - $396 


x 22 = $ 


INDEP CLAIMS 


6- 3 = 3 


3 


x 40 - $120 


x 80 = $ 


MULTIPLE DEPENDENT CLAIM PRESENTED 


+130- $130 


+ 260 = $ 


If the difference in Col 1 is less than zero, enter "0" in Col. 2 


TOTAL $1031 


TOTAL $ 



XX NO Check to cover the filing fee is enclosed. 

XX This is a continuing application of United States Serial No. 60/040,155, filed 7 March 1997. 



Respectfully submitted, 

Robin M. Silva 
Reg. No. 38,304 



FLEHR HOHBACH TEST 

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